HA&W Partner Recognized as one of Atlanta’s “Up and Comers”

Feature Article

11-06-06

Yelena Epova selected as one of the metro area’s top young professionals by the Atlanta Business Chronicle

ATLANTA, October 27, 2006 – Yelena Epova, a partner with Atlanta accounting firm Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP (HA&W), was selected by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the city’s “up and comers” for 2006. Each year, the paper selects and presents awards to 40 business professionals under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to their communities and are leaders in their companies.

After emigrating to the United States in 1990, Epova joined HA&W in 1993. She was elected to partnership in 2003 and currently heads the firm’s international tax practice.

“I am honored to receive this recognition,’ said Epova. ‘I could not have achieved this without the support of the partners and staff at HA&W as well as the clients I work with.”

“Yelena has been a key player at HA&W,’ said Dan Simms, Managing Partner and CEO of the firm. ‘She was instrumental in developing our international practice as well as mentoring many of our staff.”

Epova specializes in advising domestic and international companies on international tax issues and tax planning strategies regarding inbound and outbound operations. Additionally, she works with companies in addressing their transfer pricing issues, developing policies and performing transfer pricing studies. Epova also assists clients with domestic tax issues by providing tax planning and compliance services.

She is an active member in many professional organizations including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, where she served on the task force that is reviewing Proposed Treasury Regulations on Transfer Pricing; the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, where she participates in its Leadership Development Program; and Baker Tilly International, where she chairs the North American International Tax Committee. In addition, Epova is a founding board member of GlobalEXECWomen, is an active member of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce and chairs the Ha’Or (Light) Committee of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.

Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP is the largest independent accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Georgia. The firm’s more than 180 professionals provide financial solutions – including accounting, auditing and tax services, management consulting, financial planning, technology consulting and financial staffing – to more than 7,000 clients in a variety of industries. HA&W is a member of Baker Tilly International, an association of leading independent accounting firms worldwide.

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